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FNUS76 KPDT 031201
FWSPDT
SPOT FORECAST FOR STARVATION 2A...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
501 AM PDT SAT OCT 3 2026
FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 03.
***THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ***
***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT 10-MINUTE AVERAGES ***
***CWR: CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN 0.10 OR GREATER ***
***VENTILATION INDEX IS DERIVED FROM TRANSPORT WIND
MULTIPLIED BY THE MIXING HEIGHT IN 100'S OF FT.
CATEGORIES ARE A GENERALIZED INDICATOR ONLY:
LOW (< 200), MODERATE (200-500), HIGH (500-700),
AND VERY HIGH (> 700). ***
IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THIS FORECAST, PLEASE
CONTACT OUR OFFICE AT (541) 276-8134.
DISCUSSION
LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH NO RISK FOR
CONVECTION/DRY LIGHTNING. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY TODAY
AS LOW AS AROUND 20 PERCENT WILL RECOVER TO AROUND 50
PERCENT OVERNIGHT.
REST OF TODAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 5
TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING, THEN SHIFTING TO
THE NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE
AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO LOW (140) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
TIME (PDT) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM
CHC OF LTNG (%).0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............48 61 70 76 78 73
RH..............78 55 37 27 25 33
20 FT WIND......S 4 NE 3 NE 3 N 3 N 3 N 2
20 FT WIND GUST.6 4 5 6 6 6
TONIGHT
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE EVENING THEN 500 FT
AGL OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 6 TO
7 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (40) DECREASING TO LOW (30) OVERNIGHT.
SUNDAY
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
CHANCE OF LIGHTNING.0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS.
RIDGETOP WIND.......LIGHT WINDS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST
AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION INDEX...LOW (30) INCREASING TO MODERATE (210) IN THE
AFTERNOON.
FORECASTER...RUSSELL
REQUESTED BY...ANDREW HAYES
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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.DELDT 10/03/26
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